outpatient

noun

out·​pa·​tient ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce outpatient (audio)
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient

Examples of outpatient in a Sentence

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The Senate’s rules-keeper also nixed measures that would’ve boosted some hospital outpatient payments and Medicaid federal matching rates for Alaska and Hawaii, according to Democrats on the Budget Committee. Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025 After confirming there were no immediate life-threatening causes, the ER team told her to follow up outpatient. Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 June 2025 Implementation Playbook For Healthcare Leaders Start With High-Volume, High-Pain Points: Focus first on imaging bottlenecks—mammography backlogs, overnight CT reads, outpatient ECG analysis—where AI delivers immediate operational ROI and clinician relief. Yidi Xu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 Angioplasty is one of the vascular and radiology services offered on an outpatient basis at Vascular, which operated out of 7887 North Kendall Dr. during the 2015-2019 period in question. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for outpatient

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outpatient was in 1715

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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

outpatient

noun
out·​pa·​tient ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce outpatient (audio)
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient

Medical Definition

outpatient

noun
out·​pa·​tient ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce outpatient (audio)
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient

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